More than €1 million is to be given over to Emma Mhic Mhathúna's children to buy a home.

The order was given by a judge this week, after Emma Mhic Mhathúna passed away on October 7th after losing her brave fight against Cervical cancer.

Emma and her family settled her action over the CervicalCheck smear scandal for €7.5 million.

According to the Irish Times, on Tuesday a judge ordered that the the remainder of the €7.5 million award made to Emma and her five children should be lodged in court.

It was revealed that Emma's father Peter Duffy, is caring for the five children. According to the publication, he gave up his job as a financial advisor to look after them along with his wife, who has also given up her job as a nurse.

However, he told the judge the family had decided not to buy a home yet while the children come to terms with the trauma of what has happened.